Recycling Program
Strawberry Park
is going GREEN!!
Single Stream Recycling and Separation in effect for 2010
Each arriving camper will receive two different trash bags upon registration. The black bag (or you may use your own trash bags, such as “Hefty”…as long as they are NOT CLEAR) is for true “trash”, which is simply defined as anything that is NOT included on the list of recyclables below. The CLEAR TRASH BAG is for all items that are able to be recycled. There is no need to separate the plastics from the metals from the paper etc. Please place your tied bags roadside between the hours of 8AM and 4PM daily, and Strawberry Park will take your trash AND recyclables to the appropriate dumpster. DO NOT PLACE TRASH OUT AFTER DARK!!! As we are located out in the country, your trash may attract various forms of wildlife, including (but not limited to) raccoons, skunks, squirrels, mice and fox. What can be placed in the clear recycle bags? The following items may all be placed in the same clear bag—no need to separate: Paper, rinsed plastic bottles & jugs & jars (#1-#7 plastics), newspapers, magazines & brochures, paperbacks & phone books, rinsed glass bottles & jars, metal jar lids (removed from the jar), cans, paper egg cartons, paper milk & juice cartons (remove caps), paperboard boxes, paper bags, corrugated cardboard, empty aerosol cans. What can’t go in? Food waste (please rinse containers), bio-hazardous waste & needles, basic trash, as well as “dirty paper”, such as pizza boxes. These items should all be placed in your black trash bag. Need more bags? Just ask!
For more information on Single Stream Recycling, visit Willimantic Waste Co.
Recycling containers are located in the area of the Rec Center for the disposal of any recyclable items that you may produce, as well as at activity centers such as the ballfield.
Support the local Boy Scouts (Preston, CT) with the donation of your nickel deposit cans and plastic bottles. Our new bin located between the office and the pools is specifically for plastic bottles and cans that require a 5 cent CT deposit (which now includes bottled water). These will be collected and donated to support the Preston CT Boy Scouts. Remember, Strawberry Park requests no glass containers, which are particularly prohibited in the pool and Rec Center areas. Therefore, no glass bottles may be placed into the donation bin. Also—there are recycling containers for other plastics that are NOT beverage containers with a 5 cent deposit.
Other things you can do while camping to help the environment…
- Do not burn trash in your campfire (especially plastics)
- Please clean up after your pet, both at the Pet Park and on your campsite, as animal waste can contribute to ground pollution.
- Be sure your septic hose connection is tight, and when departing, make certain your tank valves are fully closed and your cover cap is secure.
- Use non-toxic holding tank treatment products
- Conserve electricity & water use at your campsite
